Specialties
An elegant Victorian villa located a short minute's walk from the heart of downtown Shédiac, Le Griffon earns its four stars with its spacious and comfortable rooms, each equipped with modern amenities (WiFi, A/C, TV), a private bath, and comfy Queen bed.
Le Griffon's inviting parlour, its fully-equipped guest kitchen/dining room, and its grounds are perfect places to rest and relax. Le Griffon's caring hosts will make you feel right at home. A different Wonderland-inspired hot menu is served every day from 7:30am to 9:30am.
Le Griffon is surrounded by fine restaurants, outdoor cafés, historic houses, shops, boutiques, art galleries, and the largest weekly outdoor market in Atlantic Canada. Just a short jaunt from Canada's finest saltwater beach (with the warmest waters north of Virginia!), attractions in Shédiac include boat tours & cruises, sailing, kayaking, windsurfing, golf, cycling, hiking, a Drive-In theatre, an ecocentre, and an Artist Village.
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History
Established in 2017.
The house at 426 Main Street was lovingly operated as a four-star Bed & Breakfast for two decades by Marie and Norbert Vienneau under the name of "Maison Vienneau." The new owners of the villa aim to uphold the careful attention to detail and level of care of its previous owners.
The house has been renamed "Le Griffon" after the character in Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland."
Meet the Business Owner: Sébastien D.
Heather and Sébastien like to welcome their guests with gusto. Polymaths, they have studied in seven different disciplines at university (Canadian Studies, Music, Folklore, Ethnomusicology, Religious Studies, Anthropology, and Viola Performance/Pedagogy).
An Acadian from Cocagne, NB (ten minutes from Shédiac), Sébastien is an award-winning lecturer at Memorial University, and has been the Mayor of a town in Newfoundland (Witless Bay), an Action Canada fellow, an infantry reservist, and a stuntman. Heather is a professional musician and the owner of a school of music in Shédiac. She masters a number of musical instruments, including the viola, the violin, the piano, and the Highland bagpipes (which she never plays when guests are sleeping!).